Insight With Vicki GonzalezCalifornians Tell Their Stories Of Struggling To Find Affordable HousingJuly 12, 2018 | Bert JohnsonKPBS Reporter Amita Sharma has been reporting for the California Dream collaboration and she’s profiled a variety of people working to make ends meet. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
California DreamIs California’s Legacy Environmental Law Protecting The State’s Beauty Or Blocking Affordable Housing?July 9, 2018 | Ben BradfordHabitat for Humanity wants to build affordable housing in Redwood City, but a nearby resident is using the California Environmental Quality Act to stop the apartments. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
California DreamHigh Home Prices And Congestion Shrink The California DreamJuly 5, 2018With California’s problems of affordability and congestion, many of us are paying a higher price for an ever-shrinking sliver of California paradise. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
California DreamWhat Questions Do You Have About The Cost Of Housing In California?June 26, 2018As rents go up and housing prices soar, the California Dream is becoming more and more difficult to achieve. What do you want to know about the cost of living here? We'll put your questions to the experts.
California DreamA Dimming Dream Of Retirement In CaliforniaJune 26, 2018California has one of the highest percentages of seniors living in poverty in the United States. Escalating rent and healthcare costs are forcing many of California’s elderly, especially women, onto a path of downward mobility.
California DreamCalifornia Dream: Exploring The Promise — And Unintended Consequences — of Rent ControlJune 21, 2018 | Chris NicholsAs California rents have increased, so have calls to strengthen rent control laws across the state. Voters this fall will have the chance to weigh in on a potential first step. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezBallot Measure To Repeal Costa-Hawkins Could Have Unintended ConsequencesJune 21, 2018Voters will decide whether to repeal a law from 1995 that limits how local governments regulate the rental market. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
California DreamA Symptom Of California’s Housing Crisis? One State Agency Says Someone Making $200K A Year Deserves Help Buying A House.June 14, 2018Amid skyrocketing housing prices and near-record low homeownership rates, the California Housing Finance Agency has quite literally redefined what it means to be “moderate-income” in California.
California DreamHousing Costs — More Than Tuition — Are Crushing California’s Low-Income College StudentsJune 7, 2018Attending a university in California can be a financial burden beyond the means of many college hopefuls. Rising tuition is compounded by the lack of affordable housing in the state and the high cost of living. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
California DreamMaking San Francisco’s Gritty Tenderloin Safer For KidsMay 31, 2018The Tenderloin is notorious for the homelessness on its streets and open drug use and sales. But it's also one of the only affordable neighborhoods left in San Francisco and is home to hundreds of low-income and immigrant families. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.